One of the amazing things about birds and animals, is vocal group communications, whether that’s the Dawn Chorus, Twighlight Barking, or the alarm tones that signal mass evacuations. And time-based activities aren’t always vocal. Some years ago we sat on a beach watching the sun go down and found ourselves sitting near a mob of…
Are Traditional Family Values a Good Thing?
Here in Australia, we’re just a couple of weeks away from the Federal Election. Like all elections, the bulk of candidates are campaigning on Traditional Family Values. Traditional Family Values Or to put it another way, defining who Australians are, what we stand for, and what our way is. It’s quite funny. Most candiates have…
In Memoriam Maidenbelle Snow Tsar (2004 – 2018)
Signature Wardrobe Dog Walking Outfit
The other day at the dog park, one of the other walkers asked me why I dressed so nice to take the dogs for a (muddy and sweaty) walk and swim. As good an excuse as any to talk about a Signature Wardrobe Dog Walking Outfit. The outfit I was wearing is for warmer weather, and…
Alexandria’s Adventure in Morning Routine
Following my brush with the collapse of control, I have been noticing a lot of chat about “morning routine” in my podcasts and webinars lately, and there has been one thing that stood out for me. No one agrees on why you have a morning routine, but they all think it’s critical to use one: Craig…
Alexandria’s Adventure in Bunking Off
I should first mention for those that don’t know, “bunk” is also a verb meaning to leave, most notable in The Shawshank Redemption when Andy Dufresne is noted to have “done a bunk, sir”. It is appropriate in circumstances where some naughtiness may be involved such as truancy or evading the law. While you might…
Sometimes, All You Need is a Day at the Dog Beach
Sometimes, all you need is a day at the dog beach.
The Grim Side of Garden Grooming
Another quick one today, as I am still down with the cold and cursing my lack of foresight in NOT buying eucalyptus body wash for just this occasion. If you are at all squeamish about faeces you might want to skip this post. The sun was out today, and after three days chock full of napping, I…
Ruminations on Rodents
My side of the planet is leaning away from the sun as if it is too hot to bear at present, and according to the news, it really is in the northern hemisphere. Extremes have led to heat wave, death and wildfires, and the situation has become so severe that the United Nations felt compelled to release…
Who are the Home Grown Heroes of My Beautiful Garden?
When I first laid out my garden vision, I mentioned a need to develop habitats for native species – my home grown heroes. I went so far as to announce that I would extend my friendship to those species by supplementing their food in winter, and trying to give them a competitive advantage against the non-native…
Planning for the Virtue of Friendship: #1 Creatures
Before we get to planning for creatures, here’s a quick recap. The virtue of friendship relates to the development of excellence in relationships, and this combines aspects of household, relationships and spirit as a result of the values rethink. Last time I suggested that friendship is a mutually beneficial, trusting relationship that develops over a period of…
Planning for the Virtue of Friendship
I know I promised I’d get into planning for friendship with creatures in this post, but as I got going I realised I had to talk about what friendship is before I could talk about how that relates to things that are not people (as shown in the revised virtues table shown below.) Friendship I…